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Mosaic Panel with two Gladiators
Image by Carole Raddato

Mosaic Panel with two Gladiators

Roman mosaic panel depicting a contest between two combatants attacking one another with cudgels (short, thick sticks used as weapons) and a whip. The introduction to the gladiatorial contests consisted of a prolusio (prelude). The various...
Fresco with a Hoplomachus and a Murmillo
Image by Carole Raddato

Fresco with a Hoplomachus and a Murmillo

A fresco panel depicting a hoplomachus fighting against a murmillo, from the Roman Villa of Mechern, dated to the 3rd century CE. Museum of Pre- and Early History, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Mosaic with a Thracian and a Murmillo
Image by Carole Raddato

Mosaic with a Thracian and a Murmillo

Roman mosaic panel depicting a Thraex, or Thracian (left) fighting a murmillo (right), dated to the 3rd century CE. Römerhalle, Bad Kreuznach, Germany.
Fresco with a Gladiator
Image by Carole Raddato

Fresco with a Gladiator

Fresco fragment with a gladiatorial scene (munus gladiatorium), from the Forum of Vesunna (Périgueux), 2nd century CE. Photo taken in 2015 at the Empire of Colour. From Pompeii to Southern Gaul exhibition at the Musée Saint-Raymond...
Glass Gladiator Cup
Image by Carole Raddato

Glass Gladiator Cup

Fragment of a blue glass cup with a scene depicting a pair of gladiators fighting. The gladiators are identified by name in the Latin inscription above them: etraites (a murmillo) and Prudes (a Thracian), with part of the name of Proculus...
USS Bonhomme Richard
Image by F. Muller

USS Bonhomme Richard

USS Bonhomme Richard, 1779. Copy of an artwork by F. Muller. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Naval History Photographs.
Firefighters, London Blitz
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Firefighters, London Blitz

A photograph of firemen fighting a blaze during the London Blitz (1940-1). St. Paul's Cathedral can be seen in the background. (Imperial War Museums)
Policeman Helping Child Evacuees
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Policeman Helping Child Evacuees

A photograph of a British policeman helping child evacuees at a London train station during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)
Evacuated Children, Castle Combe
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Evacuated Children, Castle Combe

A photograph of British children playing in the village of Castle Combe in Wiltshire having been evacuated during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)
Children Being Evacuated from London
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Children Being Evacuated from London

A photograph showing children being evacuated from the East End of London during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)
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